diff --git a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
index 5b1b0cabcfc3..f7b4e4627dd2 100644
--- a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
+++ b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
@@ -2591,6 +2591,7 @@ static void nvme_dsm_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
 done:
     iocb->aiocb = NULL;
     iocb->common.cb(iocb->common.opaque, iocb->ret);
+    g_free(iocb->range);
     qemu_aio_unref(iocb);
 }